My life closed twice

Dickinson, Emily

Primary Category: Literature / Poetry

Genre: Poem

Annotated by:
Chen, Irene
  • Date of entry: Dec-03-1993

Summary

The poet tells of having suffered two great losses--losses so monumental that they are comparable to death. She wonders if another such devastating event awaits her in the future.

Miscellaneous

First published: 1896

Primary Source

Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson

Publisher

Avenal

Place Published

New York

Edition

1982

Editor

Mabel Loomis Todd & T. W. Higginson